EQUINIX INC

Equinix is the world's digital infrastructure company, providing a global network of International Business Exchange (IBX) and xScale data centers across the Americas, Asia-Pacific, and Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) regions. Incorporated on June 22, 1998, as a Delaware corporation, Equinix operates as a REIT for federal income tax purposes. Since its inception, Equinix has functioned as a network-neutral, multi-tenant data center (MTDC) provider, facilitating connections and data traffic exchange between competing networks. The company's name, derived from "equality," "neutrality," and "internet exchange," reflects this original vision. Equinix enables customers to bring together and interconnect their necessary infrastructure within its data centers, supporting operations, scaling with speed and agility, accelerating new digital offerings, safeguarding data, and implementing AI applications. The company aims to simplify digital infrastructure, ensure interoperability across platforms, and maximize speed, efficiency, and security for its customers. The presence of many customers in Equinix data centers at the metro edge encourages their suppliers and business partners to colocate in the same facilities for direct interconnection.